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Former editor’s scholarship backs new theology students at Notre Dame
Born in Perth on 17 March 1929, Fr Pat was 12 when he joined the first intake at St Charles' Seminary in Guildford. Photo: Archdiocese of Perth.
Applications will soon open for a scholarship established by Perth priest and former editor of The Record, the late Fr Patrick Cunningham.
The scholarship aims to promote lay studies of the teachings of the Second Vatican Council and offers stu...
Vatican document affirms interreligious dialogue as essential to ‘journey of hope’ for humanity
By Gina Christian
A new Vatican document affirms the Second Vatican Council's landmark teaching on the Church's relationship with the Jewish people and those of other faiths, while inviting humanity to enter upon a common "journey of hope."
That journey requires "courage" and "a genuine shift in mindset" to seek "peaceful coexistence" amid "unprecedented challenges," including conflicts,...
Twenty Years of Service: Perth’s Permanent Deacons to celebrate a milestone
The 14 Permanent Deacons who were ordained on 29 June 2006 at St Mary’s Cathedral by then Perth Archbishop Barry Hickey. Photo: Jamie O’Brien.
The Perth Catholic Community is invited to come together Sunday 28 June to celebrate the milestone ordination anniversary of 12 Permanent Deacons.
The Mass will mark the 20th anniversary of Ordination for the originally 14 men which was celebrated...
The Church must speak clearly, decisively against all evil: Pope Leo
By Carol Glatz
The Catholic Church is the guardian of hope, whose members are called to speak clearly against all evil and in defence of human life, Pope Leo XIV has said.
The Church, as "the pilgrim people of God on earth," he said during his general audience in St. Peter's Square on 6 May, "reads and interprets the dynamics of history through the Gospel, denouncing evil in all its form...
WALKING TOGETHER: Archbishop Tim’s Weekly Thoughts on Reflection from the Synod [Week 3]
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Friday 13 October, 2023
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
As I write this third “Letter from Rome” on a warm Thursday afternoon, here in the Vatican we are approaching the end of our first full week of work in the Synod.
Last week, following the Opening Mass in Saint Peter’s Square, the Synod members began to explore the deeper understanding of synodality, t...
Pope Francis restores limits on pre-Vatican II Mass
Pope Francis has restored limits on the celebration of the Mass according to the Roman Missal in use before the Second Vatican Council.
